Workforce development is one of behavioral health’s most urgent challenges, and your managers are the ones who create real change in employee satisfaction and quality of care. Our leadership development opportunities help you invest in the people moving your mission forward.
Behavioral health can’t afford to keep losing the leaders it worked so hard to develop. We’re here to help individuals and organizations grow leadership skills through a connected pathway of expert-led trainings, on-demand learning and peer community.
Best for: Individuals growing their careers and organizations building a management strategy.
The Art of Management
Best for: Individual contributors and emerging leaders.
What it helps leaders do: Build foundational skills and prepare for a first management role.
Format: Self-paced online courses.
Middle Management Academy
Best for: New or developing supervisors.
What it helps leaders do: Build trust, set expectations and lead teams with confidence.
Format: Live, instructor-led training.
Advanced Management Academy
Best for: Experienced managers and senior leaders.
What it helps leaders do: Lead beyond a single team and turn strategy into action.
Format: Live, instructor-led training.
High Performance Leadership Academy
Best for: Individual senior leaders and executives.
What it helps leaders do: Build business acumen, lead across functions and drive results.
Format: 10-week online program with self-paced learning and peer meetings.
Beyond the Training Budget: Innovative Ways to Invest in Leadership Development
Oct. 28, 1-2 p.m. ET
Join the National Council for a webinar with behavioral health leaders who have found creative, practical ways to fund leadership training in their organizations.
“We were able to give our staff the opportunity to lead, advocate for change and turn their ideas into results.”
— Cody West, Peer Washington
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has spent decades driving innovation in the field as the leading voice for approximately 3,000 mental health and substance use treatment organizations. As practitioners ourselves, we know what it takes to build great leaders who can create better outcomes for the communities you serve.
The National Council can help you invest in your next generation of leaders. Talk to our team about private group trainings and savings.
Leaders are searching for solutions — expanding recruitment pipelines, reevaluating compensation and refining operations. But many are overlooking one of the most effective, evidence-informed strategies to stabilize and strengthen their workforce: investing in leadership development for middle managers.
Read MoreWe have leadership development training for individuals and for groups up to 60 people. If you’re planning to train more than 4 people in your organization, we recommend speaking to our team about private trainings.
Yes, several of our trainings have group rates as well as special pricing when you buy bundles.
While we do not offer continuing education or professional development credits (CEUs, CEs, etc.) directly, we are happy to provide you with the necessary documentation for you to submit to your relevant accrediting body to obtain credits (i.e., Certificates of completion, training agenda, trainer bio/credentials, etc.).